Make the Effort that will Make the Difference! Get Out and Vote on Tuesday!

THIS IS SCHOOL DISTRICT 6.  If you live here, then please return to your polling place, even if you did not vote in the last election.  You can take part in the RUNOFF ELECTION.  Please help elect Denise McGill for this very critical position to ensure our schools are safe from cell towers and our children get the educaiton they deserve!

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Dear Get the Cell Out - Atlanta followers:

If you live in the School District #6  (see map) or even if you know someone who does, please make a note that this coming TUESDAY (Aug. 21) is a very big day.  It is the date of the RUNOFF election between two candidates for the Board of Education.

From Stone Mountain to Redan and *now including the Idlewood Elementary School area* here are a few reasons WHY this RUNOFF ELECTION is even MORE IMPORTANT than the last election you just voted in. 

1.  THIS election on Tuesday is all about YOU... YOUR AREA.  Your friends, neighbors, children, parents - everyone you know who lives near you or has children at your neighborhood school is counting on you to get this vote right!

2.  The value of YOUR home can rise and fall as a result of the decisions made by the Board of Education. 

From the electronic appraiser:

"Some of the other pieces of data that are likely to be examined by the Stone Mountain appraisal may include items such as appearance of a property, the neighborhood, the location and quality of schools and shopping in the areas surrounding the property in question."

So, if you get the wrong person and your local school starts to slide in terms of performance or even gets closed because the board member does not really care, your property value can be harmed. 

3.  A cell tower in your neighborhood would drastically reduce your property value.  A failing or abandoned school would do the same.  We compiled a lot of information to prove this point in an earlier article, found here.  But, what about a shuttered and boarded up school with a cell tower?  The harm something like that would bring to a community has not even been factored. 

4.  Current decisions made by the BOE have simply wasted our money.  You have a choice about the type of person whom you want to represent you - the values of this part of the county that you call home.  Will your elected board member make you proud, or will you be embarassed to tell people where you are from?  Is this the type of person you would like to see your district attract?

5.  The children of DeKalb have been dropping out or failing at an alarming rate.  The schools are in disarray and teachers are being forced out.  Our school system has even been ranked as low as the worst performing district in the entire U.S. and we are frequently the largest district at the bottom of the list in graduation rates and test scores in Georgia.

STONE MOUNTAIN - REDAN - IDLEWOOD ...

YOU HAVE A CHOICE

and we think it should be a pretty simple one: 

 Denise McGill - a refreshing change, an involved parent, an honest business background, accessible, accountable.  This is the candidate who has the qualities most people want to see on that school board, representing them proudly!  She comes from a family that values a good, honest education and she can plainly see, just like you and I can, what needs to be fixed.

Her opponent - three decades in the school system with ties to the folks who have nearly caused it to completely collapse.  This would be more of the same, which no one wants.  Marvin Johnson believes his years in the DeKalb School administration is what will make him a decent board member.  He does not understand that the administration IS what is wrong with the system.  

Please review the announcement below from Ms. McGill and remember to
VOTE VOTE VOTE on TUESDAY, Aug. 21

Go to your regular polling location.

It's open 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

but plan to go first thing in the morning as

you never know what might pop up during the day

... traffic, meetings, phone calls, you know the drill.

If you make the vote the first priority of the day then you can forget about it

for the rest of the day.  Then, you can sit back and listen for the results later that evening.

Hopefully you will hear good news and

you will know you made the effort that made the difference!

It's time to right this sinking ship! 

****    *****    ****   ****  EVERY VOTE COUNTS!    *****     ***  ****   **** 

"Sucess is not final; failure is not fatal.  It is the courage to continue that counts."

                                                   -- Winston Churchill



THANK  YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS CAMPAIGN.  YOU HAVE BEEN A GODSEND AND THE KEY TO KEEPING ME IN THIS RACE.

WE COULD NOT HAVE COME THIS FAR without  friends, family, and supporters like you- We ran a lean campaign during the first election. Our total expenses through the first election  were a mere $4,930.64.  That's Unheard of and is an INCREDIBLE accomplishment considering our competition as well as the amount of funding it takes to have a successful campaign!

WE HAVE FOUR DAYS BEFORE THE CONCLUSION OF THIS RUN OFF ELECTION-  AND WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT- CAN WE COUNT ON YOU FOR THIS LAST DITCH EFFORT OF SUPPORT?

Please ask your friends, canvass your neighbors, or kindly help us by making a contribution through our website. We are utilizing every dollar earned towards notifying voters about the importance of this vote.

Donations may be made at:
http://www.thepeoplefordenisemcgill.org/Contact-Us.html

Thanking you in Advance!

VOTE

Denise E. McGill
DeKalb County School Board District 6

TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012
Early Vote and Absentee Vote Options Available